Release

Thursday, September 5, 1991

Player score

78/100

Platform families

5

Editorial overview

Inside Golden Axe II

What it is

The Lord of Darkness, Dark Guld, has arisen again. Wielding the famous Golden Axe, he has destroyed entire countries with his evil clan, forcing the world into chaos. Once again, three brave warriors stand up to face the oppressors, and won’t rest until the Golden Axe is returned to its rightful place.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Action · Fantasy

Related games

Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale

PC

LUDEX game dossier

Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Golden Axe II

Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of America

3.9/5Thursday, September 5, 199135 years ago

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Connected releases

16

Game data from IGDB

Languages

1 supported

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16 releases

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Who made it

Platforms

Arcade
Linux
Wii
Gen 7
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Gen 4
PC (Microsoft Windows)
iOS

Release history

Sep 05, 1991Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dec 27, 1991Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Jun 05, 2007Wii
Jun 11, 2007Wii
Jul 06, 2007Wii
Oct 26, 2010Linux
Oct 26, 2010Mac
Oct 26, 2010PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 21, 2011iOS

Themes & modes

ActionFantasySingle playerMultiplayer

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics: 32MB or greater graphics card • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0 or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space System specs for classic launcher.

Recommended

Recommended: • OS *: Windows® XP or higher • Graphics/CPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam / Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU • DirectX®: DirectX® 9c or greater • Hard Drive: 50MB free disc space

macOS

Recommended

OS: OS Sierra Version 10.12.6 Processor: 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris 1536

Linux

Recommended

OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or higher Processor: Intel i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or equivalent dual core CPU Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 280 or ATI Radeon HD 6630 or equivalent DirectX® 9c or higher 1GB VRam